ANTIQUE BACCARAT DOGROSE LAMPWORK ART GLASS PAPERWEIGHT, central all transparent red/pink five-petal flower, four green leaves protruding from the backside, raised on a short green stem supporting four additional long leaves with one being folded-over and two diminutive leaves peaking at the bottom, rayed to the underside. The Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat. 1845-1880. 1 3/4" H, 2 1/4" D.
Literature: Dunlop - Baccarat Paperweights, p. 83, fig. 269. Parallels Hollister/Lanmon - Paperweights: "Flowers which clothe the meadows.", p. 64, fig. 42.
Catalogue Note: According to Dunlop, this variation of Dogrose represents less than 1% of the known examples and is listed as being very rare.

Provenance:
From the collection of Tad McKeon, Loudon, TN.